UTC DateTime format and BizTalk

June 11, 2008 · 1 min read

We came across an odd little issue where our message schema requires a DateTime value.  Using System.DateTime.Now does not come out in the proper format as BizTalk requires the UTC format.  UTC format follows something like this: YYYY-MM-DDThhmmss (e.g. 1997-07-12T103508)

If you are working with your dates pragmatically as we currently are you can simply use System.DateTime.Now.ToString("o")

We are currently working in a message assignment shape to send a response value in the form of a DateTime just to let the consumer of our web service know that BizTalk received the request.

In the message assignment...

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Notice the System.DateTime.Now.ToString("o")...

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(this assignment should go in one continuous line)

This article is part of the GWB Archives. Original Author: Andrew Siemer - www.andrewsiemer.com

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